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Bucs expect defense to be better, but can it stop Marcus Mariota?

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The effort to have a top 10 defense and an improved football team, Tampa Bay Bucs’ defensive tackle Gerald McCoy says, starts Sunday. To McCoy, that will help to establish what kind of football team the Bucs will be. “We didn’t win a game at home last year,” McCoy said. “None. So if we want to get to where we want to get, which is in California, it starts Sunday. It really started in the spring, but, as far as…

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Reasons why Bucs defense could improve start with Kwon Alexander

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Why is a Tampa Bay Bucs‘ fan to believe that his team’s defense will be better this year than last year’s 25th-ranked unit. Easy. Linebacker Kwon Alexander. At least, that’s where defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier starts when he talks about the improvement of the Bucs’ defense, with a fourth-round draft pick who quickly seized the position over free agent Bruce Carter. Last Saturday night, it was Alexander’s open-field tackle of quarterback Josh McCown that left Bucs fans talking. “I think…

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Bucs defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier doesn’t mind not calling plays

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After a big victory, there is no questioning the lines of communication. Tampa Bay Bucs‘ defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier says that it is a good thing that head coach Lovie Smith is calling the team’s plays. He expects it to continue this week against the Cleveland Browns and beyond. “There were times a year ago where there would definitely be communication on the headsets,” said Frazier of his 25th-ranked unit. “It won’t be any different this year. He’s going to…

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Miami Hurricanes making strides toward returning to an elite defense

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They are not Ray Lewis, Warren Sapp and the boys again. Not yet. But the University of Miami’s defense has gotten closer. The Hurricanes took huge strides defensively a year ago. This year, under head coach Al Golden, more steps are needed. “There were dramatic improvements,” said defensive coordinator Mark D’Onfrio to the Miami Herald. “Now we have to take the next step.” A year ago, UM went from 90th to 14th in total defensee and from 76th to fifth…

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Bucs head coach Lovie Smith will assume defensive play-calling in 2015

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He grew up on the defensive side of the football. Now, it will bear Lovie Smith’s fingerprints. Smith will call the defensive plays for the Tampa Bay Bucs this season, taking over for defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier. Smith, a former linebacker coach with the Bucs and defensive coordinator with the Rams, will assume personal responsibility for a unit that finished 25th in the NFL last year. And why not? It worked so well for Raheem Morris. Perhaps, with the addition…

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Defense will give the lightly regarded Florida Gators at fighting chance

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Here’s a little secret about the Florida Gators. In their best years, it turns out, the Gators have a gift for playing defense, too. Oh, no one talks about it, of course, not at Touchdown U. Here, the quarterbacks are outside of the stadium as statues, and the conversation on everyone’s lips is whether new coach Jim McElwain can restore the offense. Who will be the quarterback? Where are the playmakers? What’s the play call going to be on third-and-nine?…

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Bucs make Lavonte David a rich man with new contract

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The Tampa Bay Bucs are richer than they are accomplished. The Bucs added one more big contract to their payroll Sunday afternoon when outside linebacker Lavonte David signed a five-year extension with the team. The NFL network says the deal is worth $50.25 million with $25.56 guaranteed. David has been a standout since the team drafted him second in the 2012 draft, and he and tackle Gerald McCoy give the team a foundation in the years to come.  Lovie Smith,…

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